CommonJS Modules in YUIDoc
I love using YUIDoc for my JavaScript projects because the setup is dead simple and the default theme has everything I need, including search and good markup for SEO. It’s no secret it’s a little outdated, though (does Yahoo! even still exist?). If you’re using more modern JavaScript practices like CommonJS modules, you’ll probably run […]
Realtime Tracking of Elio Motors Crowdfunding
Update: Elio Tracker has been voluntarily deactivated due to some unexpected effects it could have had regarding Regulation A+. This form of investment is new and comes with some unique issues that a public data tracker like this brought to light. Further updates on the progress of campaigns will not be issued by this tracker, […]
Abstraction and conflict management of Pi bot commands
One point that became immediately clear upon running my Raspberry Pi remote control car was that any decent control system needed a way to accommodate new hardware and improved scripting without requiring significant, irreversable modifications to the program. The bot needed a way to accept easily upgradeable bite-size plugins to control things like moving forward […]
Pulling GPS data from a Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro with Node.js
As part of an ongoing series of improvements to a remote control car I bought at a thrift store, I needed a stream of GPS data from a Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G hotspot (which, coincidentally, I also picked up at a thrift store). After registering the device with my carrier, logging into the admin […]